The Local Database

Structured information for the local world.

One Business Record. Structured facts. Many eligible uses.

OperationalThe structured Business Record described here is the record the system uses today.

The record

One Business Record. Structured facts. Many eligible uses.

Business

→ Locations — Where the business operates.
→ Services — What it does.
→ Service Areas — Where it serves, linked to real places.
→ Categories — How it is classified.
→ Offers — Reviewed promotions from the owner.
→ Events — Reviewed dated happenings.
→ Publications — Explicit decisions about where it appears.
→ Verification — Independent review of ownership and facts.
→ Results — Recorded interactions, visible only to the owner.

Many eligible uses

State, county and city sites
Topic and category sites
Search and The Local Start
Local media and articles
The owner's Business Control Center

Eligibility does not mean publication. A record appears on a surface only after an explicit, reviewed decision.

Trust

Listed
The business exists as a record. Nobody has claimed it yet.
Claimed
An owner has requested control. Claiming alone proves nothing.
Verified
An independent review confirmed the owner and the facts.

This is an explanation, not a database browser. Internal tables, identifiers, private owner information and administrative records are never shown here.

One system

Core is the front door.
Infrastructure explains the architecture.
Platform provides the shared capabilities.
Registry identifies it.
Database describes it.
Graph connects it.
Grid distributes and connects it.
Surfaces present it.
Start and Search help people discover it.
Business tools help owners act on it.

TheLocalCore.com is the system front door. These pages explain parts of the same system; they are not separate applications or separate databases.